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2017A-3770-LDA-ROC · Registrar of Contractors · 2017-09-15

IN THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF:

Hughes Quality Construction LLC,

PENDING LICENSE NO: 314375

No. 2017A-3770-LDA-ROC

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE DECISION

HEARING: September 15, 2017

APPEARANCES: Thomas Raine, Attorney for the Registrar of Contractors; Brian Kirby, witness

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE:

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FINDINGS OF FACT

1. Appellant failed to appear at the hearing set on Appellant’s behalf.

CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

1. The burden of proof in this matter is on Appellant. See A.A.C. R2-19-119.

2. By failing to appear at the hearing, Appellant failed to meet the required burden of proof. Therefore, the appeal should be denied.

RECOMMENDED DECISION

In view of the foregoing, it is recommended that this appeal be denied.

In the event of certification of the Administrative Law Judge Decision by the Director of the Office of Administrative Hearings, the effective date of the Order is the date of certification.

Done this day, September 15, 2017

Dorinda M. Lang

Administrative Law Judge

Transmitted electronically to:

Jeffrey Fleetham, Director

Registrar of Contractors